There is
more to the Christian’s life, than what transpires while we are here on earth. There
is a great and powerful spiritual dimension, yet this remains unknown or
largely forgotten and disregarded. The Apostle reminds here believers that our
main interest and focus in life should not be on material, temporal things. Our
‘affections’, that is our love for, what attracts us and what makes us
contented, should be found in Jesus. He is our life and the flow in which we
move, plan and live our lives. We are also reminded that soon Jesus will
return, He will ‘appear’, that is He will manifest Himself and He will judge
the world. In that day nothing of the material, temporal realm will matter at
all. Only what we have built by way of a spiritual life, a relationship with
Him will be significant. We are encouraged by this exhortation to take note and
stock of our lives. Where do our main interests lay? What do we spend our time
with? Where are our energies mostly invested? We are to be people whose desire
for this world is disabled, and whose lives are a living sacrifice to the Lord!
This is the condition and the necessity if we are to appear with Jesus, that
is, be at His side, the winning side, the side of right, power and glory at His
coming! Nothing and no-one in this world is an adequate trade-off for the eternal
life and the position we can fill at the Lord’s side. Let us carefully weight
out and carry the responsibility of our Christian calling, for it is a high and
glorious call from the Holy God!
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